KR> mount offset

2018-09-02 Thread Mike Sylvester via KRnet
I built my engine mount with 0 offset and could not be happier with the performance of the plane. The o-200 mounts are rubber so they have a tendency to sag a bit. On final installation I just added an extra washer behind the bottom mounts to put the thrust line back level. She flies straight an

Re: KR> Engine mount offset

2018-09-02 Thread Mark Langford via KRnet
Leif, Most people just build the mount with no compensation for engine torque. There are so many other factors that something else is likely to cancel it out, and if not, that's what trim tabs are used for. You could always stack washers or other spacers under the appropriate mount corners

Re: KR> KR Seat Pan Construction

2018-09-02 Thread Flesner via KRnet
Mark,What do you do with the engine mounth to twist the engine for take up the power from the propellers Leif G Alstadseter +++ Leif, Nothing in the plans call for an engine "off-set".  My 0-200 with a 60 inch prop